The Château Lion Noir of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Château Lion Noir
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 98 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lion Noir is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lion Noir wines

Looking for the best Château Lion Noir wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lion Noir wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Lion Noir wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Lion Noir

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lion Noir

How Château Lion Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of quiche lorraine, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or pasta carbonara.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Lion Noir.

  • Sauvignon Gris

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Lion Noir

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lion Noir

How Château Lion Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, blanquette of veal or garbure with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lion Noir

On the nose the red wine of Château Lion Noir. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lion Noir. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lion Noir

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lion Noir.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lion Noir

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lion Noir.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Lion Noir and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

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Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

The word of the wine: Perlant

Said of a slightly effervescent wine.